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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: trace.n,v 1.4 2000/08/25 02:04:27 ericm Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: trace.n,v 1.5 2000/08/25 20:39:31 ericm Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH trace n "8.4" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ one or more of the following items:
.TP
\fBarray\fR
Invoke \fIcommand\fR whenever the variable is accessed or modified via
-the \fBarray\fR command.
+the \fBarray\fR command, provided that \fIname\fR is not a scalar
+variable at the time that the \fBarray\fR command is invoked. If
+\fIname\fR is a scalar variable, the access via the \fBarray\fR
+command will not trigger the trace.
\fBread\fR
Invoke \fIcommand\fR whenever the variable is read.
.TP